Politics and International Relations – (Ph.D.)

The School provides training and a high level of support to its research students, and the postgraduate community contributes substantially to the University's international reputation for research. Students who have not completed an MA or a research methods training course normally follow the first two terms of the taught MA for generic skills and core training while reading for their PhD thesis.

We offer a full range of expertise, but the following areas are of particular strength:

* British Idealism and Collingwood Studies
* Intellectual History
* Political Philosophy
* Philosophy of History
* Government and Politics of the European Union
* International Relations in Theory and Practice
* Contemporary Politics in Britain and/or Public Policy, France, Germany and Italy
* Devolved Politics in Wales and across the UK; also the Politics of Europe's Regions
* Comparative and European Political Economy
* Neo-Marxist thinking and the global financial and economic crisis

Special Features:
* Cardiff, the home of a new Welsh Assembly Government and administrative centre, makes the Cardiff European Studies School ideally suited for students wishing to research work on regional politics in the European Union
* The Collingwood and British Idealism Centre and the Welsh Governance Centre
* Formal and informal work-in-progress seminars in this wider context allow students to interact with other staff and postgraduates, and to develop their presentation skills.
* Postgraduate attendance at, and participation in, national and international conferences is strongly encouraged and financially supported.